Chapter 80 – Badass, Villain, Stepmom (3)
The next day, Eddard Calliope, the family head, called me into the study.
She told Emma that she would prepare suitable clothes, but she arrived with much more luxurious clothes than she expected, so she put on her own clothes with Alfredo’s help her.
A shield-shaped badge, the symbol of the family, was worn on the chest of a shirt made of silk, and a leather coat that was subtly drawn down to the thighs.
“You look good.”
“Isn’t that a bit excessive?”
“The tailor said it was the boy’s clothes, so I prepared it with all my heart and soul.”
When I opened the door and went outside, Emma was waiting.
“Oh! Bleeding…..”
Emma, who had been greeting her with a smile, suddenly opened her mouth as if her jaw had fallen out, and she stared blankly at me.
“What do you think? Do you think it’s a little too much for you?”
“Oh no! You look really, really good together. Yes! Really!”
Her cat ears her protruded over Emma’s head her, who shook her head in strong denial.
“…Emma, her ears popped out of her.”
“Hehe! I’m sorry.”
As Emma fixes Katyusha, the protruding cat ears go back inside her head.
“Your ears are still sticking out.”
“…No. It came out after a really long time.”
“Yeah, let’s do that. But be careful not to be seen in front of others.”
“Because I really am. Young master.”
“Emma, don’t lie to the young master.”
“Alfredo! When did I lie!”
As I was teasing Emma with Alfredo, I saw the study where Eddard was waiting.
Standing at the door, I looked at Alfredo and he knocked.
“My lord. The Bocchan has arrived.”
“Come in.”
Chunky—
When the door opened, Alfredo and Emma bowed deeply.
Seeing Eddard sitting solemnly, I also lightly bowed my head.
Kung-!
Soon after, the door closed and only me and Eddard were left in the room.
“Sit down. Would you like some tea?”
“I will be grateful.”
He thought it luxurious to drink tea brewed by the head of Calliope.
As I took a sip of the tea, Eddard raised one corner of his mouth and said,
“You have grown a lot. I’m sure you didn’t even look at each other before you entered Carnea, but now you can drink tea naturally.”
“Thank you. Carnea’s experience has been very helpful.”
“Yeah, it seems like that. Don’t be honest I never thought you would enter the race for successor.”
I expected that such words would come out.
Looking at the history of ‘Eugene Calliope’ so far, it is natural that he is not interested in competing for the successor….
“Because I knew I would go into the Urella family as Daryl’s son-in-law.”
“…?”
Eddard’s mouth came out with completely unexpected words, and he almost spewed tea.
How could Eddard have noticed my relationship with Lucia?
Did someone get caught inside the academy?
‘…That can’t be.’
Even if no one else knew her, she was thoroughly managing her relationship with Lucia so that it would not be discovered.
It would be understandable if such rumors had spread with Vivian, who had rather relaxed management.
Anyway, it wasn’t a big fault that I touched the second daughter of the Beatrice family, and if there were strange rumors about it, I could take her as my concubine, so there was no problem.
But Lucia is different.
Lucia has already been confirmed as the next head of the Urella family.
Simply put, she has a status almost on par with the Eddard in front of me.
If Lucia and her scandal her broke out, it was clear that her actions her would be greatly restricted.
“…At first, I thought it was children’s play, but even now, 10 years later, I still send letters like this every month! Moreover, these days, some people write that it is not the head of the family, but the father.Haha! Eugene, you should thank me. Because I inherited that appearance.”
I felt as if I had been hit in the head by Eddard’s words.
‘…Lucia…!’
Unbeknownst to me, Lucia had been fighting with her father her for 10 years.
Moreover, judging from Eddard’s way of speaking, the relationship between Lucia and I already seemed almost certain.
When she comes to her senses her, she feels like being caught in a spider’s web called Lucia.
‘…Calm down.’
The thing that improved the most after coming to this world, no matter what anyone would say, would be my acting skills.
I calmed down my embarrassment and replied with a soft smile.
“…Thank you. But I am not here today to participate in the race for succession.”
“Hmm, are you saying that living as the son-in-law of the Urella family is better than living in the cold north? Or is it Princess Liana’s side? …Since childhood, your appearance has been amazing, but you didn’t know how to capture the empire’s sun and moon at the same time.”
“… What does that mean?”
“Are you trying to hide it from your father? My face blushed the whole time I was reading Her Highness’ correspondence with her.”
Saying so, Eddard handed me the letter from the princess.
The moment I received her letter to her, I felt an ominous feeling that sent chills down her spine to her.
“… Would you mind if I show it to you?”
“Because it was written in her letter to show it to you.”
I read the correspondence, vowing never to panic, but to no avail.
‘…What’s this.’
I felt like I was going to lose my mind.
As a personal correspondence, I didn’t expect a completely formal style, but it goes beyond that.
The story of how I saved the princess or her invitation her from the imperial family was very brief, and more than 95% of it was about how cool ‘Eugene Calliope’ was at that moment.
…Even the pictures I drew myself in the middle were included.
I let out a short, inward sigh and tried to return the letter, but Eddard refused.
“It’s something close to a love letter to you, so it seems fitting that you have it.”
“…All right.”
My head is pounding.
I wanted to go back and rest right away, but I couldn’t blow up the golden opportunity of meeting Eddard alone.
I made up my mind and opened my mouth once again.
“…Gaju-nim, the reason I asked for a private meeting is to let you know that I support my older brother.”
At that moment, Eddard’s eyes his, which had been chattering softly, changed sharply.
“…That’s cheeky. Do you think that declaring your support alone will affect the selection of your successor?”
I could understand Eddard’s anger.
Participating in a successor competition and being involved in selecting a successor are two completely different stories.
The choice of successor is the sole right of the head of state.
It makes no sense for me to even dare to say it.
But I couldn’t back down.
This is because who the next family head becomes determines which side the Calliope family will join in the war later.
“Yes, I think that will change. Because although my strength is insignificant, my support is not.”
Even though I’ve grown a lot, my strength is still weak.
But the people I have don’t.
First of all, Erden Calliope himself rejected the support of his mother’s family.
Of course, her mother’s family her rebelled and tried to put internal forces in somehow, but when Erden started a hunger strike and went on a hunger strike, she had no choice but to withdraw.
Cale Calliope’s mother’s power her was too weak.
Before Garcia married Eddard, the Maisha family was actually a family of a slightly higher level than the common people.
So, even if he wanted to insert a person into the Calliope family, there was no one to insert him into.
But my mother’s family, the Favoli, now extinct, was once one of the great families, standing shoulder to shoulder with Calliope and Urella.
No matter how much her mother her said she abandoned the name of Pavolier and married her due to a feud with her family her, she brought all the employees who were loyal to her mother her.
And now they were the butlers, the cooks, the tailors, the gardeners, and at the head of all the key offices.
That is to say, of the three heirs, I am surprisingly the one who has direct power within the Calliope family.
“…Why do you support Erden and not Cale?”
“It is for the people. As the head of the household already knows, the second older brother has a cruel temper and a small bowl.”
“Will Erden, who refused even family support, accept you?”
“It will be. This is because it was created by his ability his, not by his bloodline his. Even now, you can see that he does not refuse the support of the soldiers he personally obtained.”
“If you support Erden, do you think Garcia will stand still?”
“That’s something I have to deal with.”
According to the original ‘Aka Assistant Teacher’ situation, I will be poisoned by Garcia the moment I support Erden or step forward as a new successor.
‘…But there is no problem.’
This time, I have prepared various things for Garcia’s ‘persuasion’.
If everything goes according to plan, Erden will be able to be made the next head of household.
“Okay, the last question. Why do you not want to participate in direct competition?”
Finding an appropriate excuse for Eddard’s question, I responded with a gentle smile.
“Hey, why would you cut off the heads of your brothers when you could just live off Urella’s pillars?”
